An Obaku Zen temple opened in 1671 by Sengai Zenji, the sixth abbot of Obakusan Manpukuji. Retired Emperor Gomizunoo personally bestowed the name 'Kanga-an' and donated a plaque written in his own hand. The principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha; the Chinzaku-do hall enshrines the Chinzaku Reifujin deity invited from Kibune. The Chinese-style architectural layout and horizontally inscribed gate plaq…
The temple was founded in 1671 when Sengai Zenji, the sixth abbot of Obakusan Manpukuji, enshrined the Chinzaku Reifujin deity brought from Kibune at this site. Retired Emperor Gomizunoo personally named it 'Kanga-an' and donated a plaque in his own calligraphy, making this a distinctive institution…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来・鎮宅霊符神"
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